Australian wine exports resilient despite headwinds April 29th, 2021 Australian wine exports declined by four percent in value to $2.77 billion in the 12 months to March 2021, compared with the previous corresponding period, driven principally by the toll taken by high Chinese tariffs, according to Wine Australia’s latest Export Report. Export volume declined by 1% to 724 million litres (80 million 9 litre case equivalents) while the average price per litre for wine exports declined by 3% to $3.82 free on board (FOB). Wine Australia CEO Andreas Clark said the decline in exports was due principally to a steep decline in exports to mainland China as well as the cumulative effects of three consecutive lower vintage in Australia leading to less volume available to export.